Developmental care is an association of environmental & behavioural strategies designed to decrease the stress of preterm neonates. This book reviews the theoretical framework underlying developmental care & the research-based data in different fields: neuroscience, developmental psychology, medicine & nursing. ...

Presents an insider's view of China's key energy issues & the strategy for addressing them. This title compares China's energy situation with the developed world. It details specific challenges & opportunities in China with respect to coal, oil, nuclear, natural gas, solar, biomass, hydrogen, geothermal, wind, & ocean. ...

The global nitrogen cycle is the one most impacted by mankind. The past decade has changed our view on many aspects of the microbial biogeochemical cycles including the global nitrogen cycle, which is mainly due to tremendous advances in methods, techniques & approaches. Many novel processes & the molecular inventory & organisms that facilitate them have been discovered only within the last 5 to 10 years, & the process is in progress. This volume provides state-of-the-art updates on methods & protocols dealing with the detection, isolation & characterization of macromolecules & their hosting organisms that ...

Presents information on methods & protocols dealing with the detection, isolation & characterization of macromolecules & their hosting organisms that facilitate nitrification & related processes in the nitrogen cycle as well as the challenges of doing so in very diverse environments. ...

Focuses on the professional responsibilities of accountants & how they deal with the ethical issues they face. This series features articles on a range of topics, including professionalism, social responsibility, ethical judgment, & accountability. ...

Focuses on the professional responsibilities of accountants & how they deal with the ethical issues they face. This book features articles on a broad range of topics, including professionalism, social responsibility, ethical judgment, & accountability. ...